U.S. forces capture senior ISIS leader in Syria raid
U.S. forces detained a senior ISIS leader who defense officials say is an experienced bomb maker during an operation in Syria on Thursday.
Year: 2022
Fed hikes rates by 0.75 percentage point, biggest increase since 1994
The Federal Reserve approved the largest hike to its benchmark interest rate since 1994 on Wednesday as officials frantically seek to tamp down the decades-high inflation hitting household budgets.
Gantz calls for US-led military build-up against Iran
Israel will act anywhere in the world to protect its citizens, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned on Tuesday, as security agencies remained on high alert over Iranian plans to kill or abduct Israelis visiting Turkey.
Egypt Charges Muslim With Killing Christian
Egyptian authorities have charged a Muslim man with the murder of 30-year-old Egyptian Christian Kyrillos Megally, who died in hospital on June 7, three days after being attacked.
Myanmar Army Torches Christian Homes
Myanmar’s ruling military has destroyed hundreds of Christian homes in recent days while fighting perceived threats to its power base, Christian aid workers told Worthy News.
Taiwan says its supersonic missiles can strike Beijing
Taiwanese Legislative Speaker You Si-kun warned China on Sunday that Taiwan possesses supersonic missiles capable of reaching the Chinese capital city of Beijing.
Putin humiliated as Israel turns on ‘ally’ Russia to strike major energy deal with EU
The EU and Israel are set to sign a natural gas export deal today that will help to decrease Europe’s reliance on Russia. The bloc is heavily dependent on Russian oil and gas exports, relying on Moscow for about 40 percent of its energy imports in 2021. According to Israel’s Energy Ministry, a deal with the EU will for the first time allow “significant” exports of Israeli gas to Europe.
‘If Syria continues to let Iranian weapon planes land, risks losing airport’
The Syrian regime led by President Bashar Assad risks losing its Damascus International Airport if Iran continues to use the site to smuggle advanced weapons to Hezbollah, the head of research at an Israeli defense research center has warned.
Nigeria’s Army Questioned As Islamic Militants Kill Dozens Of Christians (Worthy News Investigation)
Pressure mounts on the Nigerian government to explain the military’s role in attacks by suspected Islamic Fulani militants against Christians in the northern Kaduna State that left at least 32 dead.
Ukraine Faces Losses As Russia Pounds East
Authorities say evacuations of civilians and troops have become impossible in eastern Ukraine’s embattled city of Severodonetsk as Russian forces the region. The clashes come amid mounting concerns about the plight of three men sentenced to death by pro-Russian separatists for fighting with Ukrainian forces.
Pakistan Gives Christian Brothers Death Sentence Over Blasphemy Allegations
Christians in Pakistan are weighing their options after the Lahore High Court upheld the death sentence of two brothers, both Christians, for alleged “blasphemy” against Islam.
Canada, Denmark End Whiskey War Over Island
Canada and Denmark agreed Tuesday to end their years-long “whiskey war,” fought with weapons such as bottles of alcohol and flags, over a tiny rock island in the Arctic.
US producer prices soar 10.8% in May as energy costs spike
U.S. producer prices surged 10.8% in May from a year earlier, underscoring the ongoing threat to the economy from inflation that shows no sign of slowing.
WHO renaming monkeypox virus after scientists voice concern that it is ‘discriminatory and stigmatizing’
The World Health Organization announced Tuesday that it will rename the monkeypox virus, which has infected more than 1,600 people in 39 countries this year, after a group of scientists voiced concerns that the name could be stigmatizing.
US: Iran escalating tensions as satellite images show preparations for rocket launch
Iran appeared to be readying for a space launch Tuesday as satellite images showed a rocket on a rural desert launch pad, just as tensions remain high over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Elections soon? A bill to dissolve the Knesset to be voted on next week
The Likud intends to bring a bill to dissolve the Knesset and initiate an election next Wednesday.
House passes expanded security for Supreme Court justices’ families, 27 Democrats vote ‘no’
The House passed a bill on Tuesday that would provide security protections to family members of Supreme Court justices, sending the measure to President Biden’s desk for final approval.
Pro-life protestors win appeal in lawsuit alleging they caused emotional distress, nuisance
Three pro-life protestors who held up pictures of aborted babies outside a school in Washington DC have won their appeal in a suit filed by the school alleging they had inflicted emotional distress (IIED) and caused a private nuisance, Christian Headlines (CH) reports.
China Using COVID Surveillance For Crackdown On Dissent
Chinese authorities are using the country’s massive COVID surveillance infrastructure to prevent a protest against the freezing of bank accounts as part of a broader crackdown, depositors say.
Israeli tourists in Turkey taken to safety amid Iran terror threat
A group of Israeli tourists in Istanbul Turkey had to be taken to safety in a bullet-proof vehicle Monday after a tip-off that an Iranian terrorist cell was waiting to kill or kidnap them from their hotel, the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) reports. Turkish MIT intelligence agents had recently arrested a number of Iranians who they believed were planning shooting and kidnapping attacks on Israeli tourists in Turkey, JNS reports.